What Does the Word Histocyte?

: macrophage especially : a nonmotile macrophage of extravascular tissues and especially connective tissue.

What is the difference between histiocyte and macrophage?

The macrophage is the final stage of development in the monocyte lineage. It is a phagocyte whose roles include the removal of dead and dying tissue and the destruction and ingestion of invading organisms. ... A histiocyte is a less phagocytic form of a macrophage with fewer lysosomal granules.

What is the origin of histiocytes?

Histiocytes are a category of leukocytes that occur in many tissues throughout the body. They are derived from stem cells precursors and differentiate into cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage or dendritic cell lineage.